In a bid to claim back some of the viewers from ITV’s Celebrity X Factor and Celebrity Love Island, Big Brother producers are planning a series of surprises and twists for this years show, designed to keep us on the edge of our seats!

One such ploy is rumoured to be the introduction of Chantelle and Preston into the house to spice things up a bit, and also the shows bosses will be allowing one lucky housemate to attend an England world cup game.

An insider gushed: “Everyone’s excited about this one. They wanted to do something to take in the World Cup because the contestants will be in the house throughout the tournament. But this is a very ambitious project with potential pitfalls, including how to stop the housemate being recognised and mobbed by other England fans.�

The only problem is what if the housemate in question isn’t English? I can’t imagine a Scot wanting to attend an English world cup game!

Wanadoo has a great feature on it’s news site at the minute titled ‘The Curse Of Big Brother’.

It features some of the Big Brother housemates from the last six series and reports how Big Brother proved to be the biggest mistake of their lives! For the contestant stories just click on the links below!

Makosi Musambasi, BB6

Lesley Sanderson, BB6

Nadia Almada, BB5

Emma Greenwood, BB5

Science (real name: Kieron Harvey), BB6

Tim Culley, BB3

Caroline O’Shea, BB1

Keith Duffy, Celebrity BB1

Stuart Wilson and Michelle Bass, BB5

I have to admit to being worried when I heard that former Big Brother housemate Orlaith McAllister had won the Belfast heat of the Miss Great Britain competition and had now took her place among the finalists! I couldn’t bear having to watch her flaunt about for another year when I was hoping she would have faded into obscurity by now.

Thankfully she didn’t win! Danielle Lloyd from Warrington took the top spot, and Orlaith didn’t even make runner up!

I suppose this should have been no surprise since Celebrity Big Brother housemate John McCririck was one of the judges. Given that John clashed with Caprice on the Big Brother show last year because she was a model, with small boobs and blonde hair (all of which he hated) I imagine he wasn’t too impressed when Orlaith McAllister appeared on stage.

Thanks John!

Awww ain’t it sweet, Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle Houghton and runner up Preston have had their first bust up.

It seems that Chantelle was feeling upset by Preston’s ex-girlfriend Camille publicly revealing details of her break up with The Ordinary Boys singer.

Chantelle was supposed to be attending an award ceremony with Preston, but failed to show up. Her fella did show his face but remained glum for the duration of the evening and rushed straight back to Chantelles side as soon as the show ended.

A friend revealed: “He told Chantelle he was 100 per cent committed to her. He stressed to her that whatever Camille said or did he only wanted to be with her.”

It must have worked as it is now rumoured that the pair are planning to get married next year on the 5th of January, exactly a year after they met on the show.

A friend of Chantelle’s told the Daily Star on Sunday: “You know how they jokingly talked about getting married when they were on the show? Well, now things have progressed a bit further! They’ve decided they want to spend the rest of their lives with each other. They’re soulmates, best friends and now want to be a married couple too. Chantelle didn’t need much persuading when Preston asked her. It’s so exciting.�

Fellow Celebrity Big Brother Housemate Maggot has also revealed that he believes the pair will marry and that he wants to be Best Man!

Even Chantelle’s mum seems to have welcomed Preston to the family with open arms. Looks like this might be a couple with a future!

The Evening Standard may have said

“It wasn’t Chico Time. It has never been Chico Time. It will never be Chico Time.”

But they may have to eat their words this weekend, as it looks likely that former stripper and goat herder Chico Slimani is going to reach the number one spot in the UK singles chart with his debut single ‘It’s Chico Time’!

HMV’s Gennaro Castaldo said: “There’s been a growing feeling that Chico was leaving it a bit late to release a single following his X-Factor success, especially as Chantelle and Celebrity Big Brother have stolen the limelight in recent months.

“However, this first day sales performance shows that there is still a lot of interest in his rather engaging brand of entertainment.

“His challenge now is to show that he’s more than just a one-trick novelty act and that he has the talent and personality to fashion a successful pop career.”

Bookmaker William Hill is offering odds of 4/1 that Chico will have another number one single this year - but reckon his fame won’t last for long.

“We closed the book in Chico having a number one back in December as we felt he was a certainty and it looks like we will be proved right.

“But in our view his days are numbered,” said spokesman Rupert Adams.

X Factor winner Shayne Ward has almost completed his debut album, and the finished product which is still untitled will hit the shelves on the 17th of April.

His first single from the album will be released the week before on the 10th of April. The single is an upbeat love song called No Promises.

Thanks God its not Over The Rainbow!

We reported recently that many X Factor fans were disapointed with the X Factor concert that is currently touring the country. It has been described as boring, and uninspiring and worst of all draining!

Some of you who had seen the show disagreed and have hailed it as ” best gig I’ve been to for years!!!”.

But this recent review by The Evening Standard would suggest that unless you are a die hard fan, this is a show that is sure to disapoint.

They even went as far to say that

“nobody on The X-Factor actually has the X-factor”

Shayne Ward would disagree I’m sure!

Winner of the reality tv show the X Factor, Shayne Ward has teamed up with the Top 40 charts to offer a fantastic competition prize of free tickets to one of the X factor tour shows and also back stage passes to meet him before the show.

Anyone interested should just click on the link and enter asap!

The normally sweet natured TV presenter Gaby Roslin was so angry at being the first celebrity to be booted off the BBC’s ‘Just The Two Of Us’ duet show, that she threw an almighty tantrum and stormed off as soon as the show ended!

A BBC insider admitted to the Daily Express: “Gaby didn’t take the news too well.�

To be fair I wouldn’t want to lose a singing competition with Penny Smith either!

Chris Fountain, Hollyoaks heart throb has denied claims that he is seeing his singing partner Jo O’Meara.

“I was a big fan of S Club. I grew up with them, they were legends to me. But I didn’t fancy Jo or even Rachel Stevens,” he told the Daily Record.

“To be honest I fancied Hannah. I told Jo and she’s going to try and arrange a meeting. But Hannah is still going out with Paul Cattermole who was also in the band so I don’t know what is going to happen.

“Jo and I are both single. We’re not dating. It’s complete nonsense. We get on well and have a laugh and have been out one night for a bit of a drink.”

I never bet! EVER! In fact I don’t even buy lottery tickets as when none of my numbers are picked I am overcome with a tremendous urge to march up to my local newsagents and demand my £1 back!

But last week I was toying with the idea of opening an affiliate account with William Hill Bookmakers and when I decided to go ahead I was informed that I had to deposit a minimum of £2 in my account to activate it.

I did this, albeit a bit hesitantly, and then decided to place a bet on who would be leaving the Dancing On Ice show on saturday evening.

David Seaman has been favourite to go all week, and although he has come so far in the show and competition he just can’t match Gaynor Faye’s grace, and Bonnie Langford’s great showmanship. So I decided to stake my £2 on David and his partner Pam being booted off the show.

While watching the show I almost whooped with joy when he stumbled during his routine, but I missed the end and didn’t see who was kicked out.

I completely forgot about the bet until tonight when I checked my account to see that *drum roll* TA DA!!! I now have the grand amount of £4.50 in my William Hill sportsbook account!

I’m not rich, I know that, but I am definately tempted to stake the lot on this weeks ‘Just The Two Of Us’ and see if lady luck will shine on me again!

Richard Fleeshman has revealed that he never slips the tongue while snogging on screen girlfriend Rosie Webster in Coronation Street.

He said: “There are no tongues in screen kisses - never.”

Richard also revealed to Heat Magazine that he loves his new heart throb status!

He said “It’s a lovely compliment. I just have to take it in my stride really….. It is a bit mad… I don’t know what to say about it, really. I’m just a bit dazed by it all, but I have to get on with it.”

It seems that Jade Goody is worried that she is being overshadowed by Big Brother’s other thick but harmless blonde Chantelle Houghon.

Jade is said to be very concerned that Chantelle is getting so much press coverage and is pressurising her agent to get her name back in the headlines!

A source spoke to The Sun saying : “Jade is deeply concerned that her work- and her money- is going to dry up now Chantelle has captured the nation’s heart.

“She has had meetings with her agent to discuss how she can boost her profile and stay in the limelight.

“Jade has had a great run but Chantelle is a big name and it looks like she’s here to stay.�

Maybe Jade should get out there and steal another girl’s man, that seemd to work for Chantelle!

It now looks like by the year 2010 every country in the world will have their own Big Brother Series!

To date the following countries have joined in the Big Brother craze

1. UK
2. USA
3. Australia
4. Sweden
5. Brazil
6. The Phillipines

and now it seems the Big Brother format has spread as far as Africa, with Nigeria launching their series on Sunday, March 5.

Digital Spy reports that the show

“will last for thirteen weeks (91 days). Twelve Nigerian contestants will compete in the traditional manner for a final prize fund of $100,000 (£57,000).

The English-language series will air three times each week on pan-African channel M-net; a 30-minute nominations show will air on Mondays, a 60-minute highlights show on Wednesdays and a 60-minute live eviction show on Sundays. Live coverage will air for 20 hours a day on satellite service DStv.”

Next year we’ll have a North Pole Big Brother with Santa Claus as the suprise house guest!

There has been a lot of talk since the final of Soapstar Superstar about whether two of its best contestants Richard Fleeshman and Roxanne Pallet are dating.

Well it would seem that the wait is finally over and the rumour can be confirmed. Richard has admitted that he and Roxy are seeing one another.

Roxy may be a bit of a cradle snatcher, but she couldn’t have picked a sexier boy!